Method and Apparatus for Displaying Operation Interface and Touchscreen Terminal

ABSTRACT

A method and an apparatus for displaying an operating interface, and a touchscreen terminal, where the method includes: receiving a touch operation that is input by a user in a first set area on a touchscreen; and when it is detected that the touch operation ends in a second set area, displaying, on the touchscreen, a second operating interface corresponding to the second set area. An operating interface can be obtained by means of one touch operation, and without complex operation steps to switch between operating interfaces.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.15/293,811, filed on Oct. 14, 2016 (now U.S. Pat. No. 11,449,166), whichis a National Stage of International Application No. PCT/CN2015/076084,filed on Apr. 8, 2015, which claims priority to Chinese PatentApplication No. 201410150798.8, filed on Apr. 15, 2014. All of theaforementioned patent applications are hereby incorporated by referencein their entireties.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to the field of communicationstechnologies, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus fordisplaying an operation interface, and a touchscreen terminal.

BACKGROUND

In recent years, touchscreen terminals such as a mobile phone, a tabletcomputer, and an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) machine are widelyapplied because of advantages such as convenient operation, a largescreen area, and high resolution. The touchscreen terminals have becomenecessities in the daily life of people. A touchscreen terminalsometimes hides many operation interfaces. If a user needs thetouchscreen terminal to display the operation interfaces, the user needsto perform a corresponding touch operation. After detecting the touchoperation, the touchscreen terminal displays a corresponding operationinterface for the user to perform an operation.

Two manners for displaying a message notification on a touchscreenterminal are used below as examples for illustration.

A first manner: Assuming that a “status bar” on a touchscreen terminalcorresponds to an operation interface of “notification” and an operationinterface of “on/off”, after a user pulls down the “status bar”, theoperation interface of “notification” is displayed by default. If theuser wants to switch to the operation interface of “on/off”, the userneeds to tap another switch button, for example, a “tabulator key(Tabulator Key, TAB)”, to complete switching between operationinterfaces. In the first manner, only the operation interface of“notification” can be displayed when the “status bar” is pulled down forthe first time, and an additional switch operation needs to be performedto display the operation interface of “on/off”.

A second manner: Assuming that a “status bar” on a touchscreen terminalis set according to left and right subareas, where the left subareacorresponds to an operation interface of “notification”, and the rightsubarea corresponds to an operation interface of “on/off”. If a userfinds that an operation interface is an unnecessary operation interfaceafter pulling down the left and right subareas, the user needs tocollapse the operation interface and perform another pull-downoperation. It can be seen that in the second manner, complex operationsteps need to be performed to switch between operation interfaces.

SUMMARY

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatusfor displaying an operation interface, and a touchscreen terminal, toresolve a problem in a prior-art method for displaying an operationinterface that when switching between operation interfaces is performed,operation steps are complex and operation efficiency is furtheraffected.

According to a first aspect, a method for displaying an operationinterface is provided, including:

receiving a touch operation that is input by a user in a first set areaon a touchscreen; and

if it is detected that the touch operation ends in a second set area,displaying, on the touchscreen, a second operation interfacecorresponding to the second set area.

With reference to the first aspect, in a first possible implementationmanner of the first aspect, the displaying, on the touchscreen, a secondoperation interface corresponding to the second set area specificallyincludes:

determining a position relationship between the second set area and thefirst set area;

if the second set area is located in a first set position of the firstset area, using an operation interface located before the firstoperation interface in a preset operation interface sequence as thesecond operation interface; and if the second set area is located in asecond set position of the first set area, using an operation interfacelocated after the first operation interface in the preset operationinterface sequence as the second operation interface; and

displaying the second operation interface on the touchscreen.

With reference to the first aspect or the first possible implementationmanner of the first aspect, in a second possible implementation mannerof the first aspect, the method further includes:

if it is detected that the touch operation ends in the first set area,displaying, on the touchscreen, the first operation interfacecorresponding to the first set area.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the firstaspect, in a third possible implementation manner of the first aspect,after the receiving a touch operation that is input by a user in a firstset area on a touchscreen, before the displaying, on the touchscreen, asecond operation interface corresponding to the second set area, themethod further includes:

displaying a part of the first operation interface, and displaying aprompt for switching between operation interfaces.

According to a second aspect, an apparatus for displaying an operationinterface is provided, including:

a receiving unit, configured to receive a touch operation that is inputby a user in a first set area on a touchscreen;

a detection unit, configured to detect whether the touch operation endsin a second set area; and

a first display unit, configured to: if the detection unit detects thatthe touch operation ends in the second set area, display, on thetouchscreen, a second operation interface corresponding to the secondset area.

With reference to the second aspect, in a first possible implementationmanner of the second aspect, the first display unit includes:

a determining subunit, configured to determine a position relationshipbetween the second set area and the first set area;

a decision subunit, configured to: if the determining subunit determinesthat the second set area is located in a first set position of the firstset area, use an operation interface located before the first operationinterface in a preset operation interface sequence as the secondoperation interface; and if the determining subunit determines that thesecond set area is located in a second set position of the first setarea, use an operation interface located after the first operationinterface in the preset operation interface sequence as the secondoperation interface; and

a display subunit, configured to display the second operation interfaceon the touchscreen.

With reference to the second aspect or the first possible implementationmanner of the second aspect, in a second possible implementation mannerof the second aspect, the apparatus further includes a second displayunit, configured to:

if the detection unit detects that the touch operation ends in the firstset area, display, on the touchscreen, the first operation interfacecorresponding to the first set area.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of thesecond aspect, in a third possible implementation manner of the secondaspect, the apparatus further includes a third display unit, configuredto:

after the receiving unit receives the touch operation that is input bythe user in the first set area on the touchscreen, before the firstdisplay unit displays, on the touchscreen, the second operationinterface corresponding to the second set area, display a part of thefirst operation interface, and display a prompt for switching betweenoperation interfaces.

According to a third aspect, a touchscreen terminal is provided,including:

a transceiver, configured to receive a touch operation that is input bya user in a first set area on a touchscreen;

a processor, configured to detect whether the touch operation ends in asecond set area; and

a first display, configured to: if the processor detects that the touchoperation ends in the second set area, display, on the touchscreen, asecond operation interface corresponding to the second set area.

With reference to the third aspect, in a first possible implementationmanner of the third aspect, the first display includes:

a determining subunit, configured to determine a position relationshipbetween the second set area and the first set area;

a decision subunit, configured to: if the determining subunit determinesthat the second set area is located in a first set position of the firstset area, use an operation interface located before the first operationinterface in a preset operation interface sequence as the secondoperation interface; and if the determining subunit determines that thesecond set area is located in a second set position of the first setarea, use an operation interface located after the first operationinterface in the preset operation interface sequence as the secondoperation interface; and

a display subunit, configured to display the second operation interfaceon the touchscreen.

With reference to the third aspect or the first possible implementationmanner of the third aspect, in a second possible implementation mannerof the third aspect, the apparatus further includes a second display,configured to:

if the processor detects that the touch operation ends in the first setarea, display, on the touchscreen, the first operation interfacecorresponding to the first set area.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the thirdaspect, in a third possible implementation manner of the third aspect,the apparatus further includes a third display, configured to:

after the transceiver receives the touch operation that is input by theuser in the first set area on the touchscreen, before the first displaydisplays, on the touchscreen, the second operation interfacecorresponding to the second set area, display a part of the firstoperation interface, and display a prompt for switching betweenoperation interfaces.

According to the method for displaying an operation interface providedby the first aspect, the apparatus for displaying an operation interfaceprovided by the second aspect, or the touchscreen terminal provided bythe third aspect, after a touch operation that is input by a user in afirst set area on a touchscreen is received, a first operation interfacecorresponding to the first set area is not directly displayed, andinstead, an area in which the touch operation ends is detected; if thetouch operation ends in a second set area, that is, the touch operationinput by the user in the first set area is a misoperation, in this case,the user only needs to adjust the touch operation so that the touchoperation ends in the second set area, and in this way, the user canstill obtain a needed operation interface by means of one touchoperation, and does not need to perform complex operation steps toswitch between operation interfaces. Compared with a prior-art methodfor displaying an operation interface, a quantity of operation steps isreduced, and operation efficiency is improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the presentinvention more clearly, the following briefly describes the accompanyingdrawings required for describing the embodiments. Apparently, theaccompanying drawings in the following description show merely someembodiments of the present invention, and a person skilled in the artmay still derive other drawings from these accompanying drawings withoutcreative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for displaying an operation interfaceaccording to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for processing a media file accordingto another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing that a touch operation starts in afirst set area and ends in a second set area according to an embodimentof the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing that a touch operation starts in afirst set area and ends in the first set area according to an embodimentof the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of displaying a part of a first operationinterface according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a prompt manner that combines “slideright to switch to on/off” and a gesture of sliding down to the rightaccording to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a prompt manner that combines “slideleft to switch to notification” and a gesture of sliding down to theleft according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a touch operation in a firstapplication scenario in which during a process of pulling down a leftsubarea, a user finds that a misoperation is performed and then switchesto an operation interface according to an embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a touch operation in a firstapplication scenario in which during a process of pulling down a rightsubarea, a user finds that a misoperation is performed and then switchesto an operation interface according to an embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a touch operation in a secondapplication scenario in which during a process of pulling down a leftsubarea, a user finds that a misoperation is performed and then switchesto an operation interface according to an embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a touch operation in a secondapplication scenario in which during a process of pulling down a rightsubarea, a user finds that a misoperation is performed and then switchesto an operation interface according to an embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for displayingan operation interface according to an embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a first display unitaccording to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of another apparatus fordisplaying an operation interface according to an embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a third apparatus fordisplaying an operation interface according to an embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a touchscreen terminalaccording to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of a first display accordingto an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of another touchscreenterminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 19 is a schematic structural diagram of a third touchscreenterminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

To resolve a problem in a prior-art method for displaying an operationinterface that when operation interfaces is switched, operation stepsare complex and operation efficiency is further affected, an embodimentof the present invention provides a method for displaying an operationinterface. The method may be executed by, but is not limited to, atouchscreen terminal. A process of the method is described in thefollowing by using an example in which the touchscreen terminal executesthe method. As shown in FIG. 1 , specific steps of the method include:

S11: Receive a touch operation that is input by a user in a first setarea on a touchscreen.

A touchscreen of a touchscreen terminal generally has four edges, and anoperation interface can be set and hidden on each edge. For example, inan Android system, a “status bar” can be hidden on an upper edge of atouchscreen. Certainly, the “status bar” may be hidden on a left edge, aright edge, or the lower edge of the touchscreen. An example in whichthe “status bar” is hidden on the upper edge is used below forillustration.

The “status bar” may be set according to left and right subareas. Theleft subarea corresponds to an operation interface of “notification”,and the right subarea corresponds to an operation interface of “on/off”.The operation interfaces of “notification” and “on/off” are hidden onthe upper edge of the touchscreen. When a user needs to display theoperation interface of “notification”, the user may pull down the leftsubarea on the upper edge of the touchscreen. When the user needs todisplay the operation interface of “on/off”, the user may pull down theright subarea on the upper edge of the touchscreen. For the convenienceof identification by a user, as shown in FIG. 2 , a “notification”button and an “on/off” button may be set. The “notification” button andthe “on/off” button are also usually hidden, and after the user performsthe pull-down operation, the “notification” button and the “on/off”button can be displayed. An example in which the “notification” buttonand the “on/off” button are set is used below for illustration.

The touch operation performed by the user in the first set area on thetouchscreen terminal can be received by the touchscreen terminal, wherethe first set area, that is, the area in which the user inputs the touchoperation, may be the left subarea, or may be the right subarea.

S12: Detect whether the touch operation ends in a second set area; if itis detected that the touch operation ends in the second set area,perform S13; and if it is detected that the touch operation ends in thefirst set area, perform S14.

An operation interface that needs to be displayed may be determined bydetecting an area in which the touch operation of the user ends.

S13: Display, on the touchscreen, a second operation interfacecorresponding to the second set area.

When the touch operation ends in the second set area, the secondoperation interface corresponding to the second set area is displayed.

Continuing with the foregoing example, as shown in FIG. 3 , if the firstset area is the left subarea of the touchscreen, and the area in whichthe touch operation ends is the right subarea, that is, the second setarea, an operation interface corresponding to the right subarea isdisplayed, that is, the operation interface of “on/off” is displayed.

S14: Display, on the touchscreen, a first operation interfacecorresponding to the first set area.

When the touch operation ends in the first set area, the first operationinterface corresponding to the first set area is displayed.

Continuing with the foregoing example, as shown in FIG. 4 , if the firstset area is the left subarea of the touchscreen, and the area in whichthe touch operation ends is also the left subarea, an operationinterface corresponding to the left subarea is displayed, that is, theoperation interface of “notification” is displayed.

In this solution, after a touch operation that is input by a user in afirst set area on a touchscreen is received, a first operation interfacecorresponding to the first set area is not directly displayed, andinstead, an area in which the touch operation ends is detected; if thetouch operation ends in a second set area, that is, the touch operationinput by the user in the first set area is a misoperation, in this case,the user only needs to adjust the touch operation so that the touchoperation ends in the second set area, and in this way, the user canstill obtain a needed operation interface by means of one touchoperation, and does not need to perform complex operation steps toswitch between operation interfaces. Compared with a prior-art methodfor displaying an operation interface, a quantity of operation steps isreduced, and operation efficiency is improved.

Specifically, the displaying, on the touchscreen, a second operationinterface corresponding to the second set area in the foregoing S13specifically includes:

determining a position relationship between the second set area and thefirst set area;

if the second set area is located in a first set position of the firstset area, using an operation interface located before the firstoperation interface in a preset operation interface sequence as thesecond operation interface; and if the second set area is located in asecond set position of the first set area, using an operation interfacelocated after the first operation interface in the preset operationinterface sequence as the second operation interface; and

displaying the second operation interface on the touchscreen.

The second operation interface corresponding to the second set areaneeds to be displayed on the touchscreen according to a positionrelationship between the second set area and the first set area.

Continuing with the foregoing example, when the first set area is theleft subarea, and the second set area is the right subarea, that is, thesecond set area is located on the right side of the first set area, inthis case, the first set position is the right side. An operationinterface sequence may be preset on the touchscreen terminal. Becausethe second set area is located on the right side of the first set area,an operation interface located before the first operation interface inthe preset operation interface sequence is used as the second operationinterface. Operation interfaces to be displayed are sequentially storedin the preset operation interface sequence, and operation interfacescorresponding to the left subarea may be used as a preset operationinterface sequence.

When the first set area is the right subarea, and the second set area isthe left subarea, that is, the second set area is located on the leftside of the first set area, in this case, the second set position is theleft side. Because the second set area is located on the left side ofthe first set area, an operation interface located after the firstoperation interface in the preset operation interface sequence is usedas the second operation interface.

After the second operation interface is determined, the second operationinterface may be displayed on the touchscreen.

Optionally, after the receiving a touch operation input by a user in afirst set area on a touchscreen in the foregoing S11, before thedisplaying, on the touchscreen, a second operation interfacecorresponding to the second set area in the foregoing S13, the methodfurther includes:

displaying a part of the first operation interface, and displaying aprompt for switching between operation interfaces.

Continuing with the foregoing example, after the user performs thepull-down operation in the left subarea, a part or all of the operationinterface corresponding to the left subarea may be displayed, as shownin FIG. 5 .

A prompt for switching between operation interfaces may be displayed. Ifthe user finds, according to the displayed operation interface, that thepull-down operation is performed in a wrong area, the user furtherswitches to a needed operation interface according to the prompt. Thismanner can further help the user to open the needed operation interfacequickly, and save the user the memorization difficulty and the troubleof complex operation steps caused by the misoperation. A manner fordisplaying a prompt for switching between operation interfaces may be amanner of a text prompt, a manner of a gesture prompt, or a manner thatcombines both, or the like. FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 respectively show a promptmanner that combines “slide right to switch to on/off” and a gesture ofsliding down to the right and a prompt manner that combines “slide leftto switch to notification” and a gesture of sliding down to the left.

A manner in which the touchscreen terminal switches between operationinterfaces may include the following two application scenarios:

A first application scenario: As shown in FIG. 8 , during a process ofpulling down the left subarea, the user finds that a misoperation isperformed. In this case, the user may slide to the right side and stopin the right subarea, and the touchscreen terminal switches, accordingto the area in which the user ends the touch operation, to an operationinterface corresponding to the right subarea.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 9 , during a process of pulling down theright subarea, the user finds that a misoperation is performed. In thiscase, the user may slide to the left side and stop in the left subarea,and the touchscreen terminal switches, according to the area in whichthe user ends the touch operation, to an operation interfacecorresponding to the left subarea.

A second application scenario: As shown in FIG. 10 , immediately afterpulling down the left subarea, the user finds that a misoperation isperformed. In this case, the user may directly slide down to the rightand stop in the right subarea, and the touchscreen terminal switches,according to the area in which the user ends the touch operation, to anoperation interface corresponding to the right subarea.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 11 , immediately after pulling down theright subarea, the user finds that a misoperation is performed. In thiscase, the user may directly slide down to the left and stop in the leftsubarea, and the touchscreen terminal switches, according to the area inwhich the user ends the touch operation, to an operation interfacecorresponding to the left subarea.

By means of the method for displaying an operation interface in theembodiments of the present invention, after a user performs amisoperation, the user may directly switch to a needed operationinterface, and does not need to perform complex operation steps toswitch between operation interfaces. Compared with a prior-art methodfor displaying an operation interface, a quantity of operation steps isreduced, and operation efficiency is improved.

Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the presentinvention further provides an apparatus for displaying an operationinterface, where a structure of the apparatus is shown in FIG. 12 ,including:

a receiving unit 121, configured to receive a touch operation that isinput by a user in a first set area on a touchscreen;

a detection unit 122, configured to detect whether the touch operationends in a second set area; and

a first display unit 123, configured to: if the detection unit detectsthat the touch operation ends in the second set area, display, on thetouchscreen, a second operation interface corresponding to the secondset area.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13 , the first display unit 123 includes:

a determining subunit 1231, configured to determine a positionrelationship between the second set area and the first set area;

a decision subunit 1232, configured to: if the determining subunitdetermines that the second set area is located in a first set positionof the first set area, use an operation interface located before thefirst operation interface in a preset operation interface sequence asthe second operation interface; and if the determining subunitdetermines that the second set area is located in a second set positionof the first set area, use an operation interface located after thefirst operation interface in the preset operation interface sequence asthe second operation interface; and

a display subunit 1233, configured to display the second operationinterface on the touchscreen.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 14 , the apparatus for displaying anoperation interface further includes a second display unit 124,configured to:

if the detection unit detects that the touch operation ends in the firstset area, displaying, on the touchscreen, the first operation interfacecorresponding to the first set area.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 15 , the apparatus for displaying anoperation interface further includes a third display unit 125,configured to:

after the receiving unit receives the touch operation that is input bythe user in the first set area on the touchscreen, before the firstdisplay unit displays, on the touchscreen, the second operationinterface corresponding to the second set area, display a part of thefirst operation interface, and display a prompt for switching betweenoperation interfaces.

Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the presentinvention further provides a touchscreen terminal, where a structure ofthe touchscreen terminal is shown in FIG. 16 , including:

a transceiver 161, configured to receive a touch operation that is inputby a user in a first set area on a touchscreen;

a processor 162, configured to detect whether the touch operation endsin a second set area; and

a first display 163, configured to: if the processor detects that thetouch operation ends in the second set area, display, on thetouchscreen, a second operation interface corresponding to the secondset area.

The transceiver 161, the processor 162, and the first display 163 areconnected to each other by using a bus.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17 , the first display 163 includes:

a determining subunit 1631, configured to determine a positionrelationship between the second set area and the first set area;

a decision subunit 1632, configured to: if the determining subunitdetermines that the second set area is located in a first set positionof the first set area, use an operation interface located before thefirst operation interface in a preset operation interface sequence asthe second operation interface; and if the determining subunitdetermines that the second set area is located in a second set positionof the first set area, use an operation interface located after thefirst operation interface in the preset operation interface sequence asthe second operation interface; and

a display subunit 1633, configured to display the second operationinterface on the touchscreen.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 18 , the apparatus for displaying anoperation interface further includes a second display 164, configuredto:

if the processor detects that the touch operation ends in the first setarea, display, on the touchscreen, the first operation interfacecorresponding to the first set area.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 19 , the apparatus for displaying anoperation interface further includes a third display 165, configured to:

after the transceiver receives the touch operation that is input by theuser in the first set area on the touchscreen, before the first displaydisplays, on the touchscreen, the second operation interfacecorresponding to the second set area, display a part of the firstoperation interface, and display a prompt for switching betweenoperation interfaces.

The present invention is described with reference to the flowchartsand/or block diagrams of the method, the device (system), and thecomputer program product according to the embodiments of the presentinvention. It should be understood that computer program instructionsmay be used to implement each process and/or each block in theflowcharts and/or the block diagrams and a combination of a processand/or a block in the flowcharts and/or the block diagrams. Thesecomputer program instructions may be provided for a general-purposecomputer, a dedicated computer, an embedded processor, or a processor ofany other programmable data processing device to generate a machine, sothat the instructions performed by a computer or a processor of anyother programmable data processing device generate an apparatus forimplementing a specific function in one or more processes in theflowcharts and/or in one or more blocks in the block diagrams.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computerreadable memory that can instruct the computer or any other programmabledata processing device to work in a specific manner, so that theinstructions stored in the computer readable memory generate an artifactthat includes an instruction apparatus. The instruction apparatusimplements a specific function in one or more processes in theflowcharts and/or in one or more blocks in the block diagrams.

These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computeror another programmable data processing device, so that a series ofoperations and steps are performed on the computer or the anotherprogrammable device, thereby generating computer-implemented processing.Therefore, the instructions performed on the computer or the anotherprogrammable device provide steps for implementing a specific functionin one or more processes in the flowcharts and/or in one or more blocksin the block diagrams.

Although available embodiments of the present invention have beendescribed, persons skilled in the art can make changes and modificationsto these embodiments once they learn the basic inventive concept.Therefore, the following claims are intended to be construed as to coverthe available embodiments and all changes and modifications fallingwithin the scope of the present invention.

Obviously, persons skilled in the art can make various modifications andvariations to the embodiments of the present invention without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present invention.The present invention is intended to cover these modifications andvariations provided that they fall within the scope of protectiondefined by the following claims and their equivalent technologies.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for displaying operating interfaces,comprising: receiving a first pull-down operation in a first set area ona touchscreen, wherein the first set area is different from a second setarea; displaying a first operating interface corresponding to the firstset area in a top-down continuous manner in response to receiving thefirst pull-down operation, wherein the first operating interface ishidden when a home screen is displayed, wherein the first operatinginterface comprises a notification interface; receiving a touchoperation when the first operating interface is displayed; anddisplaying a second operating interface on the touchscreen in responseto receiving the touch operation, wherein the first operating interfaceis different from the second operating interface, wherein the second setarea is corresponding to a third operating interface, and wherein atleast a portion of the first operating interface and at least a portionof the second operating interface are displayed simultaneously whenswitching from the first operating interface to the second operatinginterface.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second set area isadjacent to the first set area.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein thefirst pull-down operation starts at a top edge of the touchscreen andends away from the top edge of the touchscreen.
 4. The method of claim1, wherein the touch operation comprises a left-to-right touch operationor a right-to-left touch operation, wherein the first pull-downoperation begins in a top edge of the touchscreen, and wherein the topedge of the touchscreen comprises a top left edge of the touchscreen. 5.The method of claim 1, wherein the first operating interface comprisesfirst textual content, wherein the second operating interface comprisessecond textual content, and wherein the first textual content and thesecond textual content comprises different information.
 6. The method ofclaim 1, further comprising displaying a plurality of icon buttons onthe home screen before receiving the first pull-down operation.
 7. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the first pull-down operation comprisesreceiving a slide gesture from a start point within the first set areato an end point within the first set area.
 8. The method of claim 1,wherein the first operating interface comprises a first set of buttons,and wherein the second operating interface comprises a second set ofbuttons.
 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first pull-down operationcomprises receiving a slide gesture from a start point within the firstset area to an end point within the first set area, wherein the firstoperating interface comprises a first set of buttons, and wherein thesecond operating interface comprises a second set of buttons.
 10. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the third operating interface is hidden whenthe home screen is displayed, wherein the third operating interface isdisplayed in response to receiving a second pull-down operation.
 11. Themethod of claim 10, further comprising displaying the third operatinginterface corresponding to the second set area in a top-down continuousmanner in response to receiving a second pull-down operation in thesecond set area on the touchscreen.
 12. The method of claim 10, whereinthe second pull-down operation starts at a top edge of the touchscreenand ends away from the top edge of the touchscreen.
 13. The method ofclaim 10, wherein the second pull-down operation begins in a top edge ofthe touchscreen, and wherein the top edge of the touchscreen comprises atop right edge of the touchscreen.
 14. The method of claim 10, whereinthe second pull-down operation comprises receiving a slide gesture froma start point within the second set area to an end point within thesecond set area.
 15. The method of claim 10, wherein the third operatinginterface comprises a third set of buttons.
 16. The method of claim 10,wherein the second pull-down operation comprises receiving a slidegesture from a start point within the second set area to an end pointwithin the second set area, wherein the third operating interfacecomprises a third set of buttons.
 17. An apparatus for displayingoperating interfaces, comprising: a processor configured to: receive afirst pull-down operation in a first set area on a touchscreen, whereinthe first set area is different from a second set area; display a firstoperating interface corresponding to the first set area in a top-downcontinuous manner in response to receiving the first pull-downoperation, wherein the first operating interface is hidden when a homescreen is displayed, wherein the first operating interface comprises anotification interface; receive a touch operation when the firstoperating interface is displayed; and display a second operatinginterface on the touchscreen in response to receiving the touchoperation, wherein the first operating interface is different from thesecond operating interface, wherein the second set area is correspondingto a third operating interface, and wherein at least a portion of thefirst operating interface and at least a portion of the second operatinginterface are displayed simultaneously when switching from the firstoperating interface to the second operating interface.
 18. The apparatusof claim 17, wherein the third operating interface is hidden when thehome screen is displayed, wherein the third operating interface isdisplayed in response to receiving a second pull-down operation.
 19. Theapparatus of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured todisplay the third operating interface corresponding to the second setarea in a top-down continuous manner in response to receiving a secondpull-down operation in the second set area on the touchscreen.
 20. Acomputer program product comprising computer-executable instructions forstorage on a non-transitory computer-readable medium that, when executedby a processor, cause an apparatus to: receive a first pull-downoperation in a first set area on a touchscreen, wherein the first setarea is different from a second set area; display a first operatinginterface corresponding to the first set area in a top-down continuousmanner in response to receiving the first pull-down operation, whereinthe first operating interface is hidden when a home screen is displayed,wherein the first operating interface comprises a notificationinterface; receive a touch operation when the first operating interfaceis displayed; and display a second operating interface on thetouchscreen in response to receiving the touch operation, wherein thefirst operating interface is different from the second operatinginterface, wherein the second set area is corresponding to a thirdoperating interface, and wherein at least a portion of the firstoperating interface and at least a portion of the second operatinginterface are displayed simultaneously when switching from the firstoperating interface to the second operating interface.